Glassmakers
of Stourbridge and Dudley 1612-2002 is the definitive history of
the Stourbridge and Dudley glass industry. It covers each glassworks
chronologically, defining who built it, who owned it, and the craftsmen
who worked there. Original research brings a new insight to a subject
never previously studied in detail.

Family historians
will appreciate the comprehensive genealogy and contemporary anecdotal
evidence. Collectors of glass will gain insight into the development
of styles and techniques and the contributions of individual craftsmen.
Historians will see the industry as a microcosm of the Industrial
Revolution with historical events such as wars, taxes and depressions
discussed in the national context.

It is available
in hardback (ISBN 1-4010-6799-9) price £23 or softback (ISBN
1-4010-6798-0) price £14).

It is 601 pages
with eighteen black and white illustrations. Details can be found
at:

Jason Ellis
has been passionate about glass for over twenty years. Jason began
collecting antique glass when he worked near Dudley, where he regularly
visited the manufacturers and their archives.

The Ellis family
have been glassmakers since at least 1780 and to determine their
role in glassmaking Jason has researched all the glassworks of the
Stourbridge area, their proprietors and the craftsmen that worked
in them. It took Jason nineteen years of research to produce his
detailed history of the Stourbridge and Dudley glass industry.

Jason now lives
in Harrogate, where he is a partner in an Information Technology
consultancy.